Sept 1st, 2014: Carleton 33 @ Waterloo 14

With the two eras of Carleton teams now having separate pages, I thought I'd add some of the results for the current incarnation.

I added 2014's. This includes a victory in the first game of the season which was also the team's first since its return. That's certainly noteworthy so here's a partial recap of it, from the September 2nd, 2014, edition of The Record. Full version here.

Waterloo Warriors defender Matt Macera can't bring down Carleton Ravens Tunde Adeleke in the second half of Waterloo's loss last week  DAVID BEBEE / KITCHENER STAFF GRMP

The Ravens — yanked out of mothballs last season following 15 years in the cedar chest — survived the 18 penalties called against them for 220 yards on Monday.

But Carleton wasn't about to quibble with the outcome. With their million-dollar budget and roster of young game-breakers, the Ravens will use Monday's triumph as a stepping stone on the fast-track to respectability.

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The Warriors, tagged with 14 penalties of their own, were more concerned about their lack of execution when it mattered.

Waterloo's first drive, a 10-play, 50-yard excursion ended abruptly on Carleton's 10-yard line when Warriors pivot Jamie Cook lobbed an interception to Justin Howell.

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Ravens running back Jahvari Bennett scampered for 120 yards on Monday.

Carleton quarterback Jesse Mills threw two touchdown passes on the day, including a 39-yard strike to Andrew Ellis late in the first quarter to give the visitors a 10-0 cushion before 1,955 fans.

The Ravens built a 12-1 lead before Warriors linebacker/tight end Brendan Conway hauled in a four-yard TD pass from Cook for Waterloo's only touchdown.

Carleton conceded a safety late in the half and took a 12-11 lead into the locker-room at the break.

But the hosts wilted badly in the second half, scoring once, a Caleb Girard 16-yard field goal.

Eh eh eh! Make sure to mention that million-dollar budget! 😆

Another standout: Nate Hamlin had eight solo tackles. It's interesting to look back and see three defensive backs with heavy contributions in this game, arguably quite pivotal to the team's fortunes, go on to have pro careers in Hamlin (BC Lions), Adeleke (Calgary, Hamilton) and our very own Justin Howell.

RB Marley Patterson caught Mills' other touchdown pass. It was his only catch of the day, going for ten yards, but he also contributed an additional 57 yards on the ground on eight carries.